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Red Briefs and Rain Ink–”Necessary Stories” Column in The Jerusalem Report

September 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Culture and Ideas

Haim Watzman The dust rose so high to the sky that heaven and earth seemed to have reverted to a dull yellow primordial chaos. The engines of dirt-caked, drab army transports rumbled, the horns of master sergeants’ white vans honked. I stood, trying to be seen and heard, at the Fatma Gate in Metula, seeking [...]

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God — Why Bother?

March 18th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Judaism and Religion

Haim Watzman I’m not partial to faith healing and miracle stories. I like to keep my feet on the ground when talking about God. And so does my good friend Anne Hodges-Copple, who serves as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Durham, North Carolina. So I was a little surprised when she sent me [...]

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